Yura District

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Yura
District
Yura District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Arequipa
Capital Yura
Government
 •  Mayor Eleuterio León Sergio Ordoñez Yucra
Area
 • Total
1,942.9 km2 (750.2 sq mi)
Elevation
2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
15,659
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040128

Yura District is one of twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru. [1]

Geography

The highest peaks of the district is Ampato (Jamp'atu) at 5,290 m (17,360 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Arequipa norte (Arequipa Region)

16°15′04″S71°40′52″W / 16.25111°S 71.68111°W / -16.25111; -71.68111


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